Tuesday, May 17, 2016

The recipient of a doctor of medicine from the Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, neurologist Gayle Rebovich, MD, serves as a division director at Roger Williams Medical Center in Providence, Rhode Island. Gayle Rebovich, MD, also maintains membership with the American Heart Association’s Stroke Council.

The American Heart Association’s Stroke Council supports research and education initiatives designed to advance stroke-related medical care. As part of this mission, the council hosts the annual International Stroke Conference, which will next be held February 22-24, 2017, at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. The largest gathering in the world emphasizing cerebrovascular disease, the conference focuses on developing a deeper understanding of stroke pathophysiology in order to improve prevention and treatment.

Conference attendees will have the opportunity to network with more than 4,500 cerebrovascular experts from 60 different countries and attend over 1,500 presentations across 21 categories. To learn more about the 2017 International Stroke Conference, visit Heart.org.

About Me

A board-certified neurologist, Gayle Rebovich, MD, has years of
experience in that practice and as a stroke specialist. She prepared for
her career by earning a dual bachelor of arts in chemistry and French
from Princeton University and her doctor of medicine from the Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons. After completing a
residency in neurology at Tufts University, Gayle Rebovich, MD, accepted
a position as a staff neurologist at the Berkshire Medical Center in
Pittsfield, Massachusetts. In this capacity, she treated patients and
provided teaching to a group of residents in psychiatry and internal
medicine.

Gayle Rebovich, MD, subsequently drew on that
experience to serve with Partners-In-Health in Sierra Leone, providing
neurological care to patients at the Port Loko Government Hospital. In
addition, she cared for patients who were diagnosed with Ebola
hemorrhagic fever at the district’s treatment center. Today, Dr.
Rebovich serves as a neurologist and the director of the stroke program
at the University Medical Group of the Roger Williams Medical Center in
Providence, Rhode Island, conducting inpatient consultations and
maintaining stroke protocols.

In her free time, Dr. Rebovich
pursues a wide variety of hobbies, including hiking, quilting, reading,
and cooking. An avid traveler, she has visited countries across Africa,
South America, Asia, and Europe for leisure and volunteer work.